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Lempaut |
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Lempaut
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Puylaurens |
| Intercommunality | Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois |
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| Elevation | 170–245 m (560–804 ft) (avg. 179 m/587 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 674 (2006) |
| - Density | 48 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81142/ 81700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Lempaut is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
In Lempaut is the extraordinary Château de Padiès, a castle unique for its architecture, it looks like a Toulouse private mansion shipped to the countryside. It is a witness to the great periods of trade in pastel ( situated in the Lauragais), it has evolved over the centuries to a renaissance architectural style while still maintaining the aspect of its massive towers of defense. But the great particularity of the place, it's now becoming a place dedicated to promoting the arts in all their forms: painting, sculpture, music, cinema, photography.